Saw-guide.



J. L. STENOUIST.

. SAW GUIDE. APPLICATION man 0CT.26. 1911.

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SAW-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ca. 1,- 1918.

Application filed October 26, 1917. Serial No. 198,618.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN. L. STENQUIST, a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a saw guide, and it has for a primary object to provide a guide for supporting the saw for universal adjustecially adapted for ters bench.

The invention further resides in the features of construction, and the arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described in detail and claimed succinctly, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is an end elevation of the improved saw guide;

Fig. 2 is a front iary vise clamp attached thereto and showing the miter box in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a detailed horizontal section taken about on line 4.-4= of Fig. 3 with the miter box positioned thereon;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the clamp on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base or bed of the saw guide which is conveniently secured to the top of a carpcnters bench so as to have its depending vertical face or wall 2 constitute the fixed jaw of the usual vise. The base is of opened frame construction and is formed with a seat or depression for receiving the miter box 3 where the box is slidably held by the cleat or plate 4 which is secured to the underside of the box by screws 5 and extends laterally thereof to en-- gage beneath the side pieces of the base, as depicted in Fig. 4. The miter box comprises a bed plate and a vertical wall plate 6 which latter is cut-away as at 7 to accommodate the saw.

On the rear side of the base is an upstanding bracket or arm 8 and connected to this in a pivotal manner, as by a bolt 9 and clamp nut 10, is a second bracket arm 11 which is elevation with the auxilright angular in design and is formed in its free end with a slot 12. A third bracket arm 13 has a tongue and groove connection with the slotted end of arm 11 (see Fig. 6) for vertical adjustment, a bolt 14- passing through the slot 12 and an aperture 15 formed in said bracket arm 13, and cooperating with a winged clamp nut 16 to secure the arms relatively fixed. The second and third bracket arms thus constitute a U-shaped bracket which is pivotally supported on one arm and has its base vertically disposed and adjustable as to length.

The overhanging or longer arm 1'? of the U-bracket terminates in a transverse clamp sleeve 18 through which adjustably extends a rod or bar 19 of circular cross section, and on the outer end of this bar is a hinge knuckle 20.

The saw guiding element is L-shaped in design and consists of two sections 21 and 22 that are adjustably secured together by screw bolt 23. The inner section 21 is formed with a pair of hinge knuckles 24 which are connected by pivot pin 25 with the hinge knuckle 20. Integral with hinge knuckle 20 is a vertical post 26 having a slot 27 into which extends the sector 23 that is fixed to the upper hinge knuckle 24 in concentric relation with the pi-votpin. This sector may be suitably marked for obtaining angular adjustment and is held fixed by a clamp screw 29 which is threadedthrough the overhanging part of the post, as shown in Fig. 2. a

In cutting wo d lengthwise the miter box is first slid back on the base and the wood then laced in the bench vise, in an angular positlon, the pivotal mounting 9 permitting the tipping o the bracket arm 11 forwardly so as to accommodate long pieces of wood.

' For sawing wood crosswise, the miter box is positioned on the base and the timber placed thereon. Vertical adjustment may now be obtained through the slidable connection between bracket arms 11 and 13; horizontal adjustment through the sleeve mounting 18; and angular adjustment by means of the swivel or pivotal mounting 25. Thus the adjustment is universal and easily effected.

In the event the saw guide is used without the bench vise, an auxiliary vise clamp 30 may be utilized, said clamp comprising a U-shaped frame terminating at one end in an internally screw threaded. sleeve part 31 through which is threaded the clamping screw 32, the same having a swiveled jaw 33 5 on one end opposing the fixed jaw 2 and an operating handle 34 on the outer end, as is obvious. The other arm of the U-shaped clamp 30 extends upwardly over the back of the fixed jaw, the latter having a screwthreaded opening 35 into which is engaged the screw 36 that is resiliently and yieldably connected to the latter arm of the U-clamp by the leaf spring 37. As shown in Fig. 5, a shoulder 38 extends at an inclination across the arm to engage the lower edge of the jaw 2 and thereby cause the clamp to assume an angular relation to facilitate the position of a piece of wood therein.

It will therefore be noted that the saw guide may be used either with a bench vise or in connection with the separable clamp which latter efiiciently substitutes for the bench vise and at the same time broadens its field of usefulness. The saw guiding member may be swung backwardly to receive large pieces of wood, and it may'also be folded down onto the base to economize in space for purposes of storage and shipping.

What is claimed is:

1. In a saw guide, a base having a fixed jaw, a saw guiding member arranged above the base and beyond the jaw for movement about a horizontal pivot, a removable vise clamp secured to the base at an inclination to the perpendicular for disposing it from beneath the overhanging saw guidlng member whereby a saw operating through the latter may be tilted therewith to cut on a bia without interference from the vise clamp, and a work clamping part carried by the latter in OPPOSlIlg relation to the fixed aw.

9 2. In a saw guide, a base, an upstanding bracket, a sleeve clamp on said bracket, a

45 bar adjustablyheld in said clamp, a hinge knuckle carried by the bar, a saw guiding member having a hinge knuckle pivotally connected to the first knuckle, a sector fixed to the second hinge knuckle, a vertical post ceivingthesector, and means carried by the post for engaging the sector to hold the guiding member against movement.

3. In a saw guide, a base having an upber pivoted at one end to the first bracket and having its basenormally' vertically ,disposed, saidbase being extensible vertically, the opposite end of the U-bracket overhanging the base, and a saw guiding member carried by said overhanging end of the U- bracket. I

4. In a saw guide, a base having an up standing bracket, a. U-shaped bracket mem- 5 ber pivoted at one end to thefirst' bracket carried by the bar and formed with a slot restanding bracket, a U-shaped bracket mem-.

clamp work between said jaws.

and having its base normally vertically disposed, said base being extensible vertically, the opposite end of the 'U-bracket overhanging the base, a sleeve clamp on said-overhanging bracket end, a bar adjustably held in said clamp, and a saw guiding member connected to the bar for swinging about a vertical pivot.

5. In a saw guide, a base having an upstanding bracket, a U-shaped bracket member pivoted at one end to the first bracket and having its base normally vertically disposed, said base being extensible vertically, the opposite end of the U-bracket overhanging the base, a sleeve clamp on said overhanging bracket end, a bar adjustably held in said clamp, a hinge lmuckle carried by the bar, a saw guiding member having a hinge knuckle pivotally connected to the first knuckle, and means for rigidly connecting the guiding member to the bar including a part carried by the second hinge knuckle.

6. In a saw guide, a base having an upstanding bracket, a U-shaped bracket member pivoted at one end to the first bracket and having its base normally vertically disposed, said base being extensible vertically, the opposite end of the U-bracket overhanging the base, a sleeve clamp on said overhanging bracket end, a bar adjustabl held in said clamp, a hinge knuckle carried y the bar, a saw guiding member having a hinge knuckle pivotally connected to the first knuckle, a sector fixed to the second hinge knuckle, a vertical post carried by the bar and formed with a slot receiving the sector, and a screw carried by the post for engaging the sector to hold the guiding member against movement.

7. In a saw guide, a base having a vertical depending fixed jaw, a bracket arm pivotally connected to the base and formed with an upturned end, a second bracket arm con nected to the upturned end for vertical adjustment and extending inwardly over the base, a saw guiding member supported by the second bracket arm over the jaw of the base for angular and horizontal adjustment.

8. In a saw guide, a base having avertical depending fixed jaw arranged for over-- 10. In a. saw guide, a base having a vertical depending fixed jaw against which work may be clamped, a saw guiding member sup orted above said jaw, and a removable 5 U-c amp having one arm formed with an inclined shoulder for abutting the edge of the fixed jaw and thereby dispose the body portion, of said U-clam to one side of the perpendicular and the 05161 arm terminating in a sleeve, an adjustable jaw screw threaded 10 through the sleeve for movement toward and from the fixed jaw, and means for attaching the other arm to the fixed jaw.

. JOHN L. STENQUIST. 

